Beware of the antlers!
Orbit Culture return from the frozen north with a new album and their first with Century Media Records — aptly titled Death Above Life. It is due for release on October 3.
“The album represents change, a new beginning,” says guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Niklas Karlsson. “It brings up a lot of good and bad emotions but it’s a big change for the better. It feels like a rebirth.”
After braving a storm with the first single “The Tales Of War,” Orbit Culture are taking a bold step out of debilitating twilight with the next single “Death Above Life.” Yet again the video was produced by Riivata Visuals and can be viewed here.
The band comments, “Our next song is the title track of the album — ‘Death Above Life.’ While the first single, ‘The Tales Of War,’ acted as a bridge to the next chapter, this one kicks the doors wide open. It’s darker, heavier, and leans into a more horror-driven side of Orbit Culture.
“Lyrically, it reflects a choice: When faced with the idea of continuing down a path surrounded by the wrong people, we sometimes know that we have to cut ties. It is not literally about choosing death but walking away from what is holding us back. ‘Death Above Life’ is about letting go of what no longer fits to make space for something real. It will see the light of day for the very first time at Download Festival.”
DEATH ABOVE LIFE TRACK LISTING:
“Inferna”
“Bloodhound”
“Inside The Waves”
“The Tales Of War”
“Hydra”
“Nerve”
“Death Above Life”
“The Storm”
“Neural Collapse”
“The Path I Walk”
FORMATS:
*Ltd. CD Digipak
*Gatefold black 2LP
*Ltd. Gatefold greenish ReVinyl 2LP (600x) via cmdistro.de & selected Indie retailers, Orbit Culture & MerchCare
*Ltd. Gatefold transp. red 2LP (500x) via Levykuappa Äx (FIN), HMV (UK) & in France
*Ltd. Gatefold neon yellow-black marbled 2LP (500x) via EMP
*Ltd. Gatefold Sparkle Starlight 2LP (500x) via Orbit Culture & MerchCare
*Ltd. Gatefold transp. light blue-black marbled 2LP (500x) via Orbit Culture live on EU tour
*Gatefold fruit punch 2LP (US version)
*Ltd. Gatefold transp. coke bottle green 2LP (US version) (1000x) via all US Indie retailers
*Ltd. Gatefold white 2LP (US version) (300x) via Revolver Magazine
*Ltd. Gatefold metallic golden 2LP (US version) (500x) via centurymedia.store, Orbit Culture & Night Shift Merch
*Ltd. Gatefold black-grey marble 2LP (US version) (500x) via Orbit Culture & Night Shift Merch
*Standard CD Jewelcase (Japan)
*Digital Album
Pre-order Death Above Life here.
Orbit Culture, just coming off of the Poisoned Ascendancy EU/UK supporting the mighty Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine, show no signs of slowing down as they just embarked on a number of summer dates including festivals and supporting In Flames on select shows.
More info about Orbit Culture’s upcoming shows here.
Hailing from the small town of Eksjö, Sweden (located between the revered metal cities of Gothenburg and Stockholm), the quartet (guitarist and vocalist Niklas Karlsson, guitarist Richard Hansson, bassist Fredrik Lennartsson, and drummer Christopher Wallerstedt) has grown into a global force, melding together, riffs that are equal parts thrash, death metal, and industrial with arresting hooks and a layered atmosphere that invites comparison to Gojira, Metallica, and Static-X while carving out something that is uniquely their own.
Orbit Culture’s 2023 album, Descent, and its subsequent EP release, The Forgotten, topped many year-end lists in 2023 including Metal Hammer who described the album as “a formidable entwining of modern metal’s most effective and exciting strands into an impressive milestone.”
Exhaustive worldwide touring and a steady stream of crowd-pummeling festival slots across the globe, have set the stage for something much larger.
Orbit Culture is a band poised. They are the sound of metal in the most modern sense.
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